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Electrical Safety Engineering

  • 3rd Edition - January 24, 1994
  • Author: W Fordham Cooper
  • Language: English
  • Hardback ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 0 - 7 5 0 6 - 1 6 4 5 - 4
  • Paperback ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 2 9 0 7 - 5
  • eBook ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 6 1 4 9 - 5

Electrical Safety Engineering, Third Edition covers the scientific principles, legislation, guidelines, and standards of electrical safety. This book is organized into six parts… Read more

Electrical Safety Engineering

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Electrical Safety Engineering, Third Edition covers the scientific principles, legislation, guidelines, and standards of electrical safety. This book is organized into six parts encompassing 20 chapters. Part 1 considers the nature of electrical injuries, the mechanical causes of electrical failures, and electrical insulation failure. Parts 2 and 3 describe the mechanism of breakdown and failure of electrical equipment, as well as the concept of circuit protection, with emphasis on the earthing principles and double insulation. Parts 4 and 5 explore the principles and application of electronic and solid-state control systems, fires, and explosion hazards. Part 6 focuses on the industrial supply and distribution of current and voltage. This book will prove useful to electrical engineers, electricians, and technicians.